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Committee backs larger property tax exemption for Dallas homeowners 65 and older; council to consider June 11
Summary
The Government Performance & Financial Management Committee voted to recommend raising the city's age 65/disabled homestead exemption from $153,400 to $175,000. City staff said the change reflects year-over-year median residential value growth; City Council is scheduled to consider the measure June 11.
The Government Performance & Financial Management Committee voted May 27 to recommend that City Council increase Dallas's age-65-or-disabled property tax exemption from $153,400 to $175,000, a change staff said would need to be transmitted to appraisal districts by June 30 to take effect for the 2025 tax year.
Janette Wheaton, director of budget and management services, presented the item and summarized the financial policy analysis behind the recommendation. "I am here to present item A, which is property tax relief for 65 and disabled homeowners," she said. Wheaton said the committee's financial…
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